A fortnight ago Aston Villa went to Anfield and tore Liverpool apart in a convincing 3-1 win. After that success most pundits accepted that Villa would be safe, however that talk has proved to be a bit premature. Heavy defeats by Chelsea and Spurs have placed Villa right back in the thick of things.

And just when Paul Lambert thought things couldn't get any worse, their most recent bogey side Wigan Athletic roll up at Villa Park.

The Latics are currently in the bottom three and were unfortunate not to leave Goodison with at least a point on Boxing Day. They are only three points behind their hosts and Villa's dreadful goal difference means they will slip below Wigan if they lose today.

Villa recorded their first league win over Wigan at home last season, courtesy of goals from Agbonlahor and Bent. But can Paul Lambert's men end 2012 on a high on will it be Wigan celebrating come the full-time whistle? Our pundits have their say.

Aston Villa v Wigan; Kick Off 3pm December 29 2012

Prediction Panel

Arsenal

Josh Ben Moshe

TBA

V

TBA

Aston Villa

Frank Pattison

2

V

1

Chelsea

Joe Tyler

TBA

V

TBA

Everton

Chris Goodwin

1

V

0

Fulham

Neil Springate

1

V

1

Liverpool

Dave Disciascio

0

V

0

Man City

Callum Rothwell

1

V

2

Man United

Alex Richert

0

V

1

Newcastle

Greg Hall

2

V

3

Norwich

Sue Read

1

V

1

QPR

John Jaycock

2

V

1

Reading

Jon Keen

0

V

1

Southampton

Andy Saunders

1

V

1

Stoke City

Jack Heaney

TBA

V

TBA

Sunderland

Tony Ratton

3

V

1

Swansea

Jim Barry

4

V

1

Spurs

Adam Crawford

TBA

V

TBA

West Brom

Andy Wakeman

1

V

1

West Ham

Matt Beeby

TBA

V

TBA

Wigan

Jimmy Shine

2

V

0

OUR EXPERTS

Writer

Colin Illingworth

1

V

2

Writer

Steve Coulter

2

V

1

Writer

Hugh Larkin

1

V

1

Writer

Mitch Waddon

2

V

2

Writer

Chris Pettitt

1

V

0

Writer

Sarshar Hosseinnia

2

V

0

Blackburn fan

Terry Kennedy

2

V

1

Bolton fan

David Blackburn

0

V

0

Boro fan

Sue Gardener

2

V

1

Pompey fan

Dan Taylor

3

V

2

Pompey fan

Peter Rendle

0

V

0

West Ham fan

Nigel Telfer

2

V

1

Wolves fan

Chris Cox

2

V

0

Editor

Antony Melvin

2

V

1

Panel Verdict

Home win.

Home: 15; Draw: 9; Away: 5. TBA 5.

* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d
love to hear from you.

Comments

A fortnight ago Aston Villa went to Anfield and tore Liverpool apart in a convincing 3-1 win. After that success most pundits accepted that Villa would be safe, however that talk has proved to be a bit premature. Heavy defeats by Chelsea and Spurs have placed Villa right back in the thick of things.

And just when Paul Lambert thought things couldn't get any worse, their most recent bogey side Wigan Athletic roll up at Villa Park.

The Latics are currently in the bottom three and were unfortunate not to leave Goodison with at least a point on Boxing Day. They are only three points behind their hosts and Villa's dreadful goal difference means they will slip below Wigan if they lose today.

Villa recorded their first league win over Wigan at home last season, courtesy of goals from Agbonlahor and Bent. But can Paul Lambert's men end 2012 on a high on will it be Wigan celebrating come the full-time whistle? Our pundits have their say.

Aston Villa v Wigan; Kick Off 3pm December 29 2012

Prediction Panel

Arsenal

Josh Ben Moshe

TBA

V

TBA

Aston Villa

Frank Pattison

2

V

1

Chelsea

Joe Tyler

TBA

V

TBA

Everton

Chris Goodwin

1

V

0

Fulham

Neil Springate

1

V

1

Liverpool

Dave Disciascio

0

V

0

Man City

Callum Rothwell

1

V

2

Man United

Alex Richert

0

V

1

Newcastle

Greg Hall

2

V

3

Norwich

Sue Read

1

V

1

QPR

John Jaycock

2

V

1

Reading

Jon Keen

0

V

1

Southampton

Andy Saunders

1

V

1

Stoke City

Jack Heaney

TBA

V

TBA

Sunderland

Tony Ratton

3

V

1

Swansea

Jim Barry

4

V

1

Spurs

Adam Crawford

TBA

V

TBA

West Brom

Andy Wakeman

1

V

1

West Ham

Matt Beeby

TBA

V

TBA

Wigan

Jimmy Shine

2

V

0

OUR EXPERTS

Writer

Colin Illingworth

1

V

2

Writer

Steve Coulter

2

V

1

Writer

Hugh Larkin

1

V

1

Writer

Mitch Waddon

2

V

2

Writer

Chris Pettitt

1

V

0

Writer

Sarshar Hosseinnia

2

V

0

Blackburn fan

Terry Kennedy

2

V

1

Bolton fan

David Blackburn

0

V

0

Boro fan

Sue Gardener

2

V

1

Pompey fan

Dan Taylor

3

V

2

Pompey fan

Peter Rendle

0

V

0

West Ham fan

Nigel Telfer

2

V

1

Wolves fan

Chris Cox

2

V

0

Editor

Antony Melvin

2

V

1

Panel Verdict

Home win.

Home: 15; Draw: 9; Away: 5. TBA 5.

* Do we have it right or do you know better? We’d
love to hear from you.